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Crab Tales: e-mail - [email protected] - telephone: 01263 726 831 3 Letters Continued From Page 3 Dear Editor, On June 8th, I will be running my 100th official marathon, a trail marathon of 30 miles, called the “Poppy line marathon”, normally 26 miles but this year to celebrate the 30th year of the event, it will be extended to 30 miles taking in park, Holt Country park, Sheringham Park and the cliff tops from Weybourne to Sheringham.

Dear Mr Keddell, Dear Editor, I have been a resident of Norfolk for 31years and Plans are going ahead to start in June, a Table have lived in since 2001. I have always Tennis Club in Mundesley Coronation Hall kept up to date with local matters through the on a Tuesday evening. The club will be run Crab Tales & formerly the Crab Line. by 2 qualified coaches & umpires. Anyone At the beginning of February this year a very regardless of playing standard, including close friend was diagnosed with Parkinsons at those with disablities will be welcome the age of 38. He is a happily married father and free coaching will be provided. of two. I was initially heartbroken for him and If anyone has a table tennis table (for loan or his family but also shocked as I had always sale) that can help us kick start or if you wish thought of this as an “Older persons illness”. to join us for some fun please call I started to think about what I could do to offer Derek Sidaway on: 01263 722 930. support, raise funds for an associated charity and awareness of the illness and just prior to Dear Philip, hearing the news I had listened to our olympic The lead-in to the evening movie The Boat triatheletes the Brownlee brothers on Radio 2 That Rocked at the Coronation Hall by the discussing their Triathlon series. vibrant Sharon’s Giggin’s got those feet The answer was clear, taking into consideration tapping & arms waving, albeit that some that I weighed just over 20 stone and I decided of the audience shocked by the scene in I first started running in 2001 to lose some weight it would be a great idea to enroll in the the full movie when the young man is being and did my first marathon in 2002 at , Sprint triathlon at the Southern leg at Petworth introduced to the fruits of life on and like most people said never again. house on June 15th of this year in aid of the board his uncles ship! I have chosen to use this to also raise money for Cure Parkinsons trust. A superb nights entertainment was had by all Nelson’s Journey, which is a registered charity For those who don’t know, a sprint triathlon many thanks to the Film Committee. providing a service for children & young people consists of : 750 metre open water swim. Our journeys home however was a shock, as the aged 0-17 years, living in Norfolk, who have 29.5km cycle & a 5 km run. fog that evening was a challenge, far too many experienced the death of a significant person in drivers do not understand the importance of their life such as a parent or sibling. I am also a musician and have decided to put this talent to good use by putting on an evening of those Fog Lights in such driving conditions. Based in Norwich, they were founded in 1997, Acoustic music at the Vernon Arms in Best wishes since which time they have helped hundreds on Friday the 30th May from 8.30pm onwards. of children. Robin Simmonds The evening is entitled “Stripped” for 2 reasons. Mundesley Donations can be made at my All the music will be stripped back versions of Virgin Money giving page at : songs old & new, just me and my acoustic guitar. Dear Mr Keddell, http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/VinniePurdy The 2nd reason is that I will be subjecting myself Re: Adam Masters letter in the Crab Tales Thank you. to a sponsered upper body waxing and people Issue 031- 28th Feb - 13th March. Vinnie Purdy will be able to “Sponsor a song”. 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Erin Holdroyd Jessica Rice Steph Barker After about a couple of hours the Judges made their decision, opting for Hayley Massingham as this year’s Carnival Queen & Erin Holroyd as this year’s Senior Attendant. Pictured on Right. Erin comes with some experience as this lovely girl was, in 2011, one of the Senior Attendants. I enjoyed the evening at the Cliftonville, as it seems did everyone else. Whatever your views are on whether or not there should be a Carnival Queen Competition, I am in no doubt that all the former Carnival Queens and their Senior Attendants have enjoyed their year as Cromer Royalty. I would like to thank everyone, as did Tony Shipp MBE (VEO Chairman) for taking part. Hannah Lucas PK 6 Crab Tales: 30 West Street, Cromer, Norfolk. NR27 9DS THE MANOR HOTEL MUNDESLEY

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Crab Tales: e-mail - [email protected] - telephone: 01263 726 831 7 Letter Continued From Page 4 Note from Editor: to greatly increase the support on offer to the Thank you for sending us this Jenny. general public, as well as our members, and Tom was a writer, studying language and linguis- this donation from the Santander Foundation tics at York University and wrote a few beautiful As I do not have Adam Masters telephone allows us to extend this help even further.” notes about his time in Tanzania. number or postal address I would ask him Judy Thompson, Branch Manager at Santander’s He called it ‘Climbing Mountains’ acknowled- to phone us on 01263 726 831 so that we can give him your telephone number. Cromer branch said: “The Santander Foundation ging the fact that the people there, in their makes hundreds of donations every year to good poverty had far steeper mountains to climb Dear Philip, causes and we are delighted to be supporting than Kilimanjaro. About with Friends (AWF) has received £5,000 About with Friends and hope the donation Adam might find the notes interesting and there towards the new Community Café in Cromer, makes a real difference to local people.” are also some photos. Two of my daughters and from the Santander Foundation which offers my grandson went to Tanzania for the tree grants to UK charities for projects that help planting etc and Adam might like to speak disadvantaged people in local communities. Little Larry...... to them about the country and the people...... attended a horse auction with his father. AWF supports people with learning disabilities, I write and have printed poetry books, children’s helping them to make friends, enjoy a social life, He watched as his father moved from horse to stories and small booklets on various subjects. learn skills for work and independence, and be horse, running his hands up & down the horse's Adam would be welcome to as many as he wants part of the community. legs and rump, and chest. to sell to help him with his fund raising efforts. After a few minutes, Larry asked: 'Dad, why The Café, run by AWF members, serves home are you doing that?' I would be grateful if you could either forward cooked breakfasts, lunches & cakes as well as this to Adam or give him my contact details. offering a befriending service to elderly residents. His father replied: 'Because when I'm buying horses, I have to make sure that they are healthy Thank you for taking the time to read it. The donation will go towards the Café’s set up and in good shape before I buy. Yours sincerely costs including catering equipment, flooring, wi-fi, and a stock of games and activities. Larry, looking worried, said: 'Dad, I think the Jenny Whybrow UPS guy wants to buy Mom ....' Helen Dalton Hare, CEO at About with Friends Weybourne said: “The Community Café has allowed us Thanks to Ingrid Campbell for this. Dog Show

Saturday April 19th was the day ear-marked for the Trimingham Dog Show, held on the same field that in the not to distant future will be the location of the new Trimingham Parish Hall, all going well in the very near future. Liz King, (Pictured on Left) was organising everything which in turn produced a healthy turn out of both people and dogs to make a very successful event out of the day. You name it the dogs in favour sizes and shapes turned out to pit their charm, their abilty, and their looks against all of the other hounds to walk/ trot off with their well deserved prizes.

Liz told me after the Show: Over 70 dogs entered for the show and we raised over £250 for the Hall fund, not so much profit as usual but we had capital expenditure of a barbeque & extra gas appliances to provide lots of lovely cups of tea/coffee at just 50p for this event and the rest of the events on the fieldthroughout 2014 Pictured (On Right) was Natalie McAll from the Miramar Veterinary Practice who judged the entrants to decide which dogs trotted off with a rosette, or not, as the case may be From what I could see, every dog, and their owners had a great day of fun and all of them seemed to be enjoying the day very much.

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ABBA Doing Their Routine On The Pier Having run a competition in issue 029 of the So on Sunday April 20th, we joined many other Crab Tales for the promoters of Thank You ABBA fans at the Pier Pavilion in Cromer. For The Music, Lis and I were also given a As a long standing fan of the original Swedish couple of free tickets to the show. Group, I really enjoyed this tribute, look alike group, doing their routine on the Pier, as did it seems everyone else who joined in the fun with a great deal of enthusiasm. The Pavilion Theatre was packed with a turn out totalling around 90% of the seats taken. It was a most enjoyable In our next issue The Crab Tales will be running show, with everyone another competition for a pair of tickets to see waving their arms or Viva la Drag ! with special guest Sam Buttery singing and dancing of BBC1’s The Voice on Sunday 6th July, along to the songs. at the Cromer Pier Pavilion. PK.

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Thanks to Matt Boyers, who runs Boyers, my This is the first time I have ever been involved in such car was fit for purpose and did not break down a car rally, which I enjoyed a great deal. thank goodness. (Below & Above on Right) Most of the drivers of soft top cars put their roofs down, but I did not as I felt far from warm. The whole event was to raise money for the East Anglian Air Ambulance, which at £5 to enter a car must have raised a fair few pounds. For further information visit the Nth Norfolk Classic Vehicle Club Website: www.nncvc.org.uk Thank You organisers, for a great day out. PK

From old Rolls, Minis, MGs - you name it they were all there, along with their proud Owners All On Sale In East As advertised in the Crab Tales, so I decided it was time to pay a visit to an exhibition of work by the Cromer and District Art Group in East Runton Village Hall, where this group of 28 artists usually meet every week, except during May to September. Run over the long weekend of Easter, members took it in turns to be in the Village Hall during the opening days that ran from Good Friday until Easter Sunday. The exhibition was of work done by several of Sue Axton & Ann Dean, the ladies pictured their members and while I was there I met a on the Far Right were on duty that day couple from Mundesley, who had seen about from noon until 2 pm. the exhibition in the Crab Tales.

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Do You Remember Radio Caroline? Readers of the Crab Tales were reminded of this wonderful radio station, back in the 60’s, by an article in Issue 033, by Micky Peters, comemorating the launch of Radio Caroline Fifty years ago. Following up the article, Micky decided, along with The Mundesley Film Committee to show the film at the Coronation Hall on Thursday April 24th, along with Sharon Louise singing many of the hits that were broadcast on the Pirate Radio Stations at the time. Sharon is pictured below, before the evening kicked off with her performance.

With a good crowd of those who remembered before this now listening to the radio stations of the time, well known film Sharon sang a number of great songs like: ‘The Boat That Be My Baby Now. Build Me Up Buttercup. Rocked.’ was Your’e Just Too Good To Be True. Downtown. shown to all Do You Love Me. Dream A Little Dream. of the jolly and many more. film goers. With many of the audience joining in on This was indeed the songs, it was a great evening, even a great film that depicted the era Paul Reynolds of the time selling the tickets brilliantly. A film I would very happily recommend to our readers to take out from their local library. I was pleased to see, before the credits at the end of the film that there are now, 50 years on, a much larger number of radio stations that continue to play pop music. It was a great evening enjoyed by all,so I would like to thank Micky & Sharon very much. Thanks very much to Robin Simmonds for the photos of Sharon Louise. PK Crab Tales: e-mail - [email protected] - telephone: 01263 726 831 11 new methods of termination. It seems they are To Celebrate..... invincible. A journey back in time gives the ....Their 50th Anniversary (1964-2014) reader an insight into the women’s past and the reasons for their determination to seek revenge on the men they marry. About the author : Jane worked for thirty years in English Law, who after taking early retirement is now a Snowbird, living in Spain in the winter and Norfolk in the summers. Jane has written a number of children’s books this is her second adult novel. Beware the apple crumble! Jane Finch reflects on the amusing results for her research on The Black Widows. “You know when you search for something on Google and then mysterious adverts appear The Sheringham Players go “On The Razzle” on those very products? to celebrate their Golden Anniversary – by Imagine if you have been searching for poisons, staging Tom Stoppard’s masterpiece. effects of various lethal substances on the body, and famous women murderers. My husband was seriously worried!” The Black Widows is published as an ebook and in paperback and is available from Amazon The ISBN number is 9781497300293. It is, in simple terms, a good read and if asked to score it out of ten I would give it an eight. The Black Widows PK I had never met the local author Jane Finch, from Bacton, before she gave me her second From Pete’s Pen book for me to read and put a review into the Crab Tales. Director June Cooper – together with Julian High It is not something I consider doing very often will direct this fabulously funny and clever play. as I am afraid of what I will be able to write if I really do not enjoy reading the book. However I have to say that despite it’s odd start I found myself really getting into the book and found that I had read it within less than a day. Not bad considering it has 180 pages. The story is about three ladies from different backgrounds, brought together by their determination to make a fortune from their unsuspecting husbands. Carefully selected, the me are lured into the widow’s trap, completely beguiled, until their ultimate disposal. The women meet regularly to discuss their progress and compare notes on In 1964, June Cooper joined other enthusiastic actors to form The Sheringham Players, the picture above is taken from a production of WHERE CAN I GET MY CRAB TALES? Blithe Spirit. Since then the group has ALBY Service Station, Alby Horse Shoes Inn Mrs Taylor, Rocket Cottage grown and strengthened. ALDBOROUGH Spar Shop Service Station SOUTHREPPS Mace Shop, Vernon Arms Their constant aim has always been to entertain AYLSHAM Aylsham Garden Centre, Budgens, Somerfield, from Mrs Jubb, Pear Tree Cottage Tourist Info Centre local audiences - without whose loyal support Church The Sheringham Players would not have BACTON Bacton Fish & Chip Shop. survived .….. so a big THANK YOU ! The Crown Pub / Post Office TRIMINGHAM Woodlands Park & Church Porch Metal Mend, Mini Market TRUNCH Corner Shop “On The Razzle” Post Office Wheatsheaf Public House Tom Stoppard’s farce consists of 2 hours of COLBY, SUFFIELD & TUTTINGTON Churches WEST RUNTON Spar P.O shop slapstick, shenanigans, mistaken identities, CROMER Budgens, Council Offices, Country Club, Library, misdirected orders, malapropisms, double Rainbow, Crossways,Tourist Info Centre, Food Fare, entendres and romantic complications. Icarus Hines, K Hardware, Mill Rd Post Office, Morrisons, Mary Janes Fish’n Chips, Morrisons, N & P, Spar shop, Set in Vienna in the 1880’s – packed full of Cliff Rd, White Horse + 1,000 delivered in Town Centre. laughter, this is an unmissable production. EAST RUNTON East Runton Cafe, East Runton Stores. The Sheringham Players warmly invites Church Heather Lee you to celebrate their 50 years of theatre. GRESHAM @ John Stibbons, Langdale Village Shop/ Withers Gallery WED. 11th JUNE to SAT. 14th JUNE Elephant Playbarn, Church Porch & MADRA 7.30pm at Sheringham Little Theatre. Village Hall Tickets £10 (Including Souvenir Programme) MUNDESLEY Crayford & Abbs, Country Pickings, Mace, Manor House, Rushes Newsagents,Tourist Info Centre Available @ The Box Office The Spar Shop & The Library. Sheringham Little Theatre. NORTH WALSHAM Sainsbury’s, Waitrose YOUR NEXT Tel Foundry Arms CRAB TALES 01263 822 347 OVERSTRAND Post Office,Central Stores, Or See Their Website For More Details Overstrand Garden Centre COMES OUT ROUGHTON Jet / Post Office & Groveland on May 23rd www.sheringhamlittletheatre.com SHERINGHAM Budgens, CAS Travel, Crown Inn, Library, Whistlestops, Poppy Line Railway Station, Tyneside Club. 12 Crab Tales: 30 West Street, Cromer, Norfolk. NR27 9DS The Ship Inn 21 Beach Road, Mundesley Beautiful Seaview Restaurant Locally sourced meat & fish wonderfully prepared by our Head Chef Aiden & his team Live Band - ‘Wake The Neighbours’ - Sunday 25th May 4 piece band. Come & see a live band performance Live Band - ‘Almost Angels’ - Sunday 24th August Having performed last year with great success, we are pleased to announce that they are returning to perform Rooms Ready for Booking! We are proud to announce that we are now Now A Hotel taking bookings for our B&B rooms Sunday Roast lunch 12 - 4pm Now Open Sunday Evenings 5.30 - 8.30pm Thursday Evenings 'Curry & A Pint' £8.95 Quiz Night 1st Wednesday of each month. Call & Collect YOUR take away meals from our Menu with a 20% discount being offered. Seaview Function Room available for ALL occasions. To book or for further information phone us on: 01263 722 671 or e-mail us at : [email protected]

Over the last few months The Ship Inn has become once again a hotel with George spending a great deal of money to turn this long established Public House back into a proper hotel.

They now have letting rooms once again, as they used to have back in the early 1990’s.

The popular Mundesley Ship Inn now caters for everyone with their clean and simple, tastefully furnished rooms as it was in 1900 when it was known as The Old Ship Hotel (see Left). Rooms for a weekend break cost around £65 per room. I wish George and his team at The Ship, all the very best.

PK Crab Tales: e-mail - [email protected] - telephone: 01263 726 831 13 Intestacy Rules BOWEN TECHNIQUE Written by Adele Moore – Trainee Solicitor ( NORFOLK ) with Hayes + Storr Fully qualified, registered Advanced Bowen Therapist Why should I make a Will, I do not have anything to leave? Providing a gentle, effective hands-on therapy, ideal for : This is a question most people will ask at some Back Pain | Sciatica | Hamstrings | Sport injuries point in their lifetime. Often people are worth Knees | Pelvis | Hip restrictions | Neck | Shoulders more dead than alive, in terms of life policies Tennis elbow | Migraines Headaches | Sleep disorders and pension funds falling in. M.E. | TMJ Jaw pain | Stress &Anxiety If you die without a Will the intestacy rules Respiratory, Stroke & Parkinson’s care. take effect.These are rules which are set Cornelis van der Does BTAA BA(UK) down by law detailing who is to benefit Advanced Practitioner | Member NHS Register of CAM from your estate. If somebody dies intestate whilst married with 01263 825 438 or 01263 711 712 children, they may think their entire estate will Aldborough Doctor’s Surgery | Aylsham - Randell’s Footcare pass to their surviving spouse. 21 Mount St, Cromer | Consulting Rooms, Holt | Beauty Box, Sheringham However, only the first £250,000 passes to your Home visits by arrangement spouse absolutely. The remainder of the estate will be divided into two parts. The first part will be a life interest for your surviving spouse and the other half will be split equally between your children when they attain the age of eighteen. not be individuals who would get on or are Generally, a married couple with children will competent to do the job. wish on the first death for their entire estate to If any child is under eighteen or the surviving pass to their spouse and only on the second spouse is entitled to a life interest in part of the death is it to pass to the children. estate, then there have to be two administrators. If you die intestate with children and are not Sometimes circumstances are such that married or in a civil partnership, the entire two, eligible potential administrators estate will pass to the children in equal shares. are not available. This will include estranged children. Below is an example of a simple intestate estate. Therefore, even if you have a child who Mr & Mrs X have assets worth £1,000,000, you do not see, they will still be entitled £500,000 in Mr X’s name and £500,000 to an equal share in your estate. in Mrs X’s and no Will. The intestacy rules do not favour cohabiting Mr X has two children from a previous marriage couples. If you are not married or in a civil who he no longer sees. There are three children partnership and die intestate your partner of the current marriage. Mr X dies. will not be entitled to any of your estate. Mrs X would inherit £250,000 plus a life interest If you have children, again your children will in £125,000. The remaining £125,000 would be benefit and you may hope they would provide split between the five children, each receiving for your partner but this is not always the case. £25,000. Mr X had not had contact with his If you want your partner to benefit you have to two children for 20 years and therefore the make a Will. If you do not have children your estate had to bear the cost of locating them. estate will pass to other family members.* This would reduce the shares the children If you have made a Will you get to choose who receive and the life interest. will be responsible for the administration of the One of the major issues when someone dies estate, your Executors. intestate is the cost of locating beneficiaries. If you die intestate, your estate’s administrators In the above examples, it may be easy to locate are selected from the beneficiaries, who might all the children. But in situations where someone dies intestate with no children and their spouse has predeceased them, the cost of tracking beneficiaries can take up a large proportion of the estate. *Please see our next article in issue 038: ‘Intestacy rules – no immediate family’. 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What, When & Where All Phone tel nos. are code 01263, unless otherwise stated. Aylsham Sing for Joy Singing Group Thurs 10am. Short & Sweet book group 1-2pm Tues Elsewhere: Bridge Club 7pm Fri 7.15pm t: 761 308 Community Centre. t: 570 117 every 3weeks in the Library. All welcome. & Southrepps Playgroup t: 834 148 Junior Chess 8.30am term-time St John Ambulance Adults Tues 7.30pm Info: t: 01692 402 482 Badminton Thurs. Gresham Village Hall Sat. t: 735 740 https://sites.google.com/site/ Cadets Tues 5.45pm St John Hall, Bond St. Spiritualist Centre Sun: 6.30-8pm St John’s t: 07917 596 797 broadlandchessclubjuniors/ Sea Scouts Overstrand Rd info t: 514 562 Ambulance Hall. All welcome Beachcombers Dining Club 1st Mon 7pm: Country Market each Friday 8.50-noon Tabletop/Craft Sale 9am-3pm St.John Hall, The Wheel of Light 1st Thurs 7.30pm The Feathers Hotel, Holt. t: Hazel 838 566 Cricket Club indoor Sun 3-5pm t: 510 102 Bond St. Last Fri.of month t: 649 441 Orchard Gardens Pub. t: 721 484 Cash Bingo Tues 8pm Aldborough Evening WI 7.30pm 1st Thurs Town Hall. Taekwondo Sports Centre. t: 711 824 Walsham Writers’ Group : www. community centre. Extend Over 60’s Exercise Fridays Jubilee Tennis Club Sun, Weds & Fri t:513 741 walshamwritersgroup.com Cantamus Choir 7.30pm Thurs. Southrepps Family Centre t: 01692 407 851 The One O’clock Club over 60’s.1-2pm Weavers Morris Dancers Wed 7.45pm Church. t: 07785 782 498. Farmers Market 9am-1pm 1st & 3rd Sat Thurs. Barker’s Herne. St Nicholas Room t: 01692 404 447 Crazee Kidz Club 7pm 2nd & 4th Fri. term time. Market Place W.I. 2nd Thurs 2 pm, Garden St. Sheringham Roughton Village Hall 7-16yrs. t:768 138 F.I.T. group 2nd & 4th Weds t: 731 177 Cromer & Sheringham Brass Band 7.45pm Overstrand Beetle Drive 3rd Tues.7.30pm St.Josephs Church Flower Club 2nd Wed 7.30pm Town Hall Acorns Parent & Toddler Group 1.30 -3pm Thurs Village Hall t:733 638 Fitness Yoga/Pilates Tues & Thurs Bridge The Morley. Duplicates Thurs 7pm Cromer Air Rifle Club 9am -noon Sundays Thurs (term-time) Belfry School. t: 579 275. Beginners Fri 2pm t: 822 087 Friendship Hall t: 01692 538 569 Gardening Club 2.30pm 1st Tues Parish Near Sheringham. t: 570 223 Gym Club Fri 5pm. High School t: 576 609 Bounce & Rhyme under 5’s & parents/carers. Extend exercise for over 60’s Mon 2.30pm Hall t: 576 437 Tues 10.15-10.45am : Library. t: 822 874 Inspired Gardeners group. 2nd Thurs 10.30 Carpet Bowls 2.30pm Thurs. Parish Hall t: Northrepps Village Hall t:768 159 - noon. Methodist Church Hall. t:733 535. CAB. YESU,Thurs 10-2pm t: 01692 402 570 Farmers Market 1st Sun 9.30am - 12.30pm 833 369 Chess All ages & abilities t: 01692 404 649 Lammas KC Lodge ROAB Tues 8.15pm Railway Quilters & Craft Group 2nd & 4th Aldborough Community Hall t: 768 766 Sutton School Of Dance, Mill Row. English Country Dancing Mons 7.30pm Fit Together Health Walks t: 07766 259 999 Tues.10-12 Parish Hall t: 576 986 Methodist Church Hall t: 01692 404 447 Monday Stall Parish Church 8.30-noon Strand Club 2nd Wed of month (except Aug) Fit Together Tea Dance Tues 2-4pm N. N. Mental Health Users & Carers Forum Evening W.I. 2nd Mon. St. Josephs Church Copeman Centre - £2 Info: 07766 259 999 2.30pm Methodist Church t: 578 250 Hall t: 823 889 2nd Weds Jubilee Centre 1- 3.30pm. W.I. 3rd Wed 7.30pm Parish Hall t: 834 242 Greenfingers Gardening Club 7.30pm 1st RBL (Womens) 1st Mon Salvation Army Hall Flower Club 1st Thurs 7pm St.Andrews Thurs Jubilee Hall, Banningham t: 761 620 t: 734 091 Mundesley Church t: 825 059 Gym Club Thurs 5-8pm Northrepps Village N.N. Speakers Club 7pm alt.Wed High School Badminton Tues & Fri am: Coronation Hall. Gingerbread Fri pm. Friends Meeting Hse Hall t: 576 609 t: 01692 402 662 Tel:720 082 t: 0785 9364 702 Knapton Ladies Club 3rd Mon 7.30pm Scalextric Club Presto Park Weds 7.15pm. Bowls Pavilion Bingo: Sun 7.30pm, Whist Harry Upcher Lodge ROAB Mon 8.15pm Village Hall t:720 908. 1st Tues Women’s t: 01603 754 319 Drive: Tues, Wed & Fri 1.45pm t: 721 815 Tyneside Club. Own Methodist Church t: 721 439 Quaker Meetings Sun 10.30am Peggs Yard Bounce & Rhyme for under 5’s & parents/ Hearing Aid Clinic 10-12pm 1st Mon. MS Group Mon 10-2pm Southrepps Village Yoga Tues 7.30pm Peggs Yard. t: 732 426 carers Tues 2.15-3.15pm Library t:720 702 Age Concern. Hall t: 823 392 Cromer Carpet Bowls Mon 1.30pm Coronation Hall Ladies Fellowship 7.30pm 2nd Tues Nordic Walking Tues & Thurs 11am t: 722 054 Salvation Army. t: 07825 773 368 Age Concern Fri 10am The Cottage. Community Choir Tues 7.30pm Methodist Lip reading classes Thurs 1.30 - 3.30pm Aqua Therapy Classes Mon 11-12am Wed Norfolk Submariners 1st Wed 12noon Church t: 722 022 Health Centre Kings Head, Horsham St Faith t: 511 758 7-8pm Country Club t: 501 914 Creative Writing Group 1st Fri 2.15-4.15pm t: 0344 800 8002 Air Training Corps. 7pm Mon & Thurs, N. Walsham Cage Bird Club 8pm 3rd Tues Mundesley Library t:720 702 MS meetings 7-9pm 1st & 3rd Wed. Robin Village Hall. t: 01692 404 750 High School t: 515 452 Free Church Sunday Services11am, 6.30pm Hood Pub, t: 823 392 Baptist Church 1st & 3rd Sat Coffee Northrepps Pre-School Mon-Fri Term-time Knit & Natter Tues 4-5pm Library t:720 702 Morris Dancing. Oddfellows Hall. Weds t:579 396 morning t: 576 524 Library Mon & Sat:10-1pm,Tues 2-5.30pm 7.30pm t: 837 693 Bridge (Duplicate) Mon 7pm t: 822 778 Northrepps R.B.L. 1st Mon. 2nd.Mon. BH’s. Fri 10-1pm & 2-6.30pm. Reading Group:2nd N.Norfolk Model Group 8pm last Fri St 7.30pm. Northrepps Cottage t: 579 633. C.A.B. Appointments: t : 01692 405 847 Mon.am. t: 720 702 John’s Hall t: 514 059 Chesterfield Hall Mon 10am Parent & NN Amateur Radio Group Wed & Thur 10-4 Ladies’ Keep Fit (gentle) Thurs. 8- 9 pm. Old Shannocks 2.15pm last Wed Muckleburgh t: 821 936 Toddlers. Sun 11.45am Family Service Church Rooms Community Rooms. & Children’s Club Nth Norfolk Model Engineering Club Luncheon Club for over 60’s & disabled. Quaker Meetings Sun 10.30am Cremer St. 1st Fri 7.30pm High Social Centre Christian Fellowship Sun 10.30am former Mon &Thurs R.A.F.A. 4th Tues of month. t: 837 229 Gospel Hall t: 838 180 Prize Bingo 7.30pm 1st & 3rd Fri 12-2pm Free Church t :721 984 Saturday Super Sale First Sat 9-11am. Gimingham Village Hall Cromer Orchestra meets 7-9pm The Belfry MADRA t: 07734 689 978 Salvation Army Hall. Arts Centre. Overstrand. t: 511 600 Roughton Under 5’s Playgroup t:07553 456 083 Methodist Church Sun worship 10.30am Sheringham & Cromer Lions Club 2nd & Ruby’s Prize Bingo. 1st Sat of month Cromer Forum 1st Tues 7.30pm Methodist RBL 4th Weds Haig Club. t: 722 238 4th Tues.The Morley Club. t: 821 276 Church New Hall t: 515138 7.30pm. Lower Southrepps Social Club RBL Womens 3rd Weds 1.45pm Coronation Sheringham Singers Ladies Choir Tues 2-4pm Seniors Swimming Mon & Weds am., Fri pm. Diabetes UK 4thThurs 7.30pm Methodist Hall t:721 021 Friends Meeting Hse, Cremer St. t: 768 126 Church Hall. t: 01692 405 492 Greshams Swimming Pool, Holt. t: 711 123 Scrabble Club Fridays t: 720 659 Sheringham Voyager 2pm 1st & 3rd Thurs Suffield Park Bowls Club. Whist Drives Elderberries Badminton 3-5pm Mon & Fri Village Cinema 7.30pm Coronation Hall 2nd Community Centre t: 01692 500 550 Cromer sports hall. t: 761 142 Tues 2.15pm. Fri twice monthly 7.30pm. Tues Info: www.mundesley.org/film Sheringham Youth Choir 11-18yrs.Weds Traditional Catholic Latin Mass 4th. Sun Elderberries Short Mat Bowls 3-5pm Mon W.I. 2nd Mon 7pm Church Rooms t: 720 744 7pm (term time) Baptist Church & Fri Cromer sports hall. t: 511 246 5.30pm Mission Rooms Horsham St. Faiths Flower Club 7.30pm 3rd Mon Junior School. North Walsham The Runtons (opp. Parish Church) t: 01603 788 873 t: 513 408 AgeUK 4th Thurs 10 - noon Drop in for info & Bingo Sun & Wed 7.30pm Bernie’s Social Trunch Bumbles Pre-school t: 720 931 Folk Dance Club 7.30pm Tues Community advice. Library t: 01692 402 482 Club East Runton Trunch Friends 2nd Tues 2pm Trunch Hall t: 578 224 Animal Magic Dog Club t: Kathy 720 730 N.N. Chess Club Fri 7.30pm. W. Runton Village Hall t:721 570 Garden Society 7.30pm 2nd Weds Bipolar Self Help Group 3rd Thurs 2pm Social Club t: 823 814 Trunch Methodist Church 1st Sat 10am - noon. Community Hall t: 514 399 Saddlers Shop t: 0854 434 9872 Philatelic Society 2nd Mon 7.30pm Coffee Morning. Stalls Cakes t: 720 145 Hockey Club Mon under16s & under13s Charity Bingo Weds 8pm Community Centre. t: West Runton Church Hall. Weybourne Folk Club 3rd Sun 3-6pm 6.30pm Adults 7.15pm Sports Centre 01692 407 214 Coffee Mornings Thurs 10am.(22nd May Maltings Hotel, Weybourne.t:588 781 Korean Martial Arts t: 07765 282 981 Chess Club 7.30 Mon. Orchard Garden Pub. -25th Sept) Methodist Church,East Runton. Lip reading classes Thurs 10 - 12noon All abilities. t: 01692 404 649 Cromer & Sheringham Probus Club Methodist Church Rooms t: 0344 800 8002. Extend Over 60’s Exercise Mon. Methodist 12.30pm 1st Tues, Links Hotel t:824 306 PLEASE NOTE NHS Retirement Fellowship 3rd Weds Church Hall t: 01692 407 851 Rotary Club Weds 6pm except 5th Weds 2.30-4pm Cromer Hospital. t: 510 002 Hockey Club Under 11s. Fri 5-6pm Sports Dormy House W.Runton, t: 578 194 We CANNOT accept details or N & N Assoc.for Blind 9.30-1pm Tues Centre t: 01692 404 624 Sequence Dancing Mon 7.30-10pm corrections to Events over the phone. Merchants Place. Lions Club 7.30pm 1st Mon. Community E. Runton Village Hall.t:01692 403 071 Please post CONCISE copy to N.N. Mencap Society Thurs 1pm Merchants Centre. t: 01692 400 702 West Runton Scouts info : 712 288 Place. t: 578 116 N.N. Speakers Club 7pm alt. Weds. High West Runton Social Club :t: 838 866 LIS KEDDELL at 30 West Street. Parkinson’s Disease Society 10.30am 2nd School t: Gillian :01692 650 250 W.I. 2.15pm 2nd Wed. W. Runton Church Hall Cromer. NR27 9DS or e-mail : Parkinson Support Group 2nd Tues 10:30am Wed of month St. John Hall, Bond St. Trimingham [email protected] R.E.M.E. 2pm. 1st Wed Halsey Hse t: 512 450 Sacred Heart Church Hall. t:01692 406 486 Pilgrim Shelter - Coffee Morning 3rd Weds RBL 2pm 1st Wed. The Cottage t:510 146 Quaker Meetings Sun 10.30am Meeting 10.30am. Poppyland Club (Ladies) 2nd or via our contact form on: RBL Women’s Section 2.30pm 1st Thurs House, Mundesley Rd. near . Weds 2.30pm. Slimming Club Tues 1.45pm Royal Naval Assoc. t:720 107 or email: RAFA 7.30pm First Tues. Bluebell Inn t: 579 797. Table Top Sale 1st Sun 8.30am www.crab-tales.co.uk [email protected] for info Reading 4 U 3rd Wed 9.45am St.John’s Hall t: 834 965. Whist 1.45pm Mon & Thurs. ROAB Wed 8.15pm The Cottage. t: 768 164 All levels welcome.t: Liz 834 965 by NOON Weds 14th May 16 Crab Tales: 30 West Street, Cromer, Norfolk. NR27 9DS A J B Builders Senior Citizen Services For All The Odd Jobs You Hate CARPET CLEANING All types of Building work undertaken. Painting & Decorating OVEN CLEANING Plastering, Roofing, Brickwork, Installations, Grass Cutting & Gardening Damp Proofing & Timber Protection work. Fencing & Shed Repairs SOFA CLEANING All Odd Jobs Large & Small Call Mike at Clean Tech 35 years experience. Fast & Friendly Service Phone: 01263 649 347 or 07887 671 141 01263 515 250 07836 227 490 01328 779 134 PC PROBLEMS? Brians Handyman Services No problem! 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Silver Surfers Computer Services Coronation Hall, Mundesley NO JOB TOO SMALL. NO OBLIGATION. FREE ESTIMATES. Troubleshooting Lost Data Recovery 26 Cromer Road Call Brian Anytime : 01263 512 644 Upgrades Free Advice Tuition Contact: Graham Parker on 07796 461 586 Mob 07789 634 817 Special Events Sunday 11th May 7 for 7.30pm: Pilgrim Shelter, Trimingham All plumbing work, bathroom and kitchen installations undertaken, Quiz ~ Max 4 in team £1 per player. 3 prizes Free tap repairs, blocked drains, blocked toilets, overflowing cisterns, MAY overflows, burst pipes, showers, immersion heaters, radiators, parking & tea/coffee Please BYO drink. glasses wall and floor tiling, guttering, new installations. Free quotations. Friday 9th May provided. Tel Liz : 834 965 2-4pm: Pilgrim Centre Trimingham Monday 12th May Craft Afternoon ~ all welcome come with your craft or just come & chat craft ideas. Cost £1.50 Further 1.30-4pm: Pilgrim Shelter, Trimingham details June: 833 382 Whist ~ £1.50 all welcome. Tel Liz 834 965 7pm:Pilgrim Shelter, Trimingham Saturday 10th May Parish Council AGM ~ all welcome 9am - Midday: Nth Walsham community centre Table Top Sale ~ Book Tables £5 on: 01692 402 116. Tuesday 13th May Organised by the North Walsham Players. 1.45-2.45pm :Pilgrim Shelter, Trimingham Slimming club ~ £2. Details Dot 834 506 2 - 4pm: Village Hall Table Top Sale ~ On behalf of Thwaite Church. Tombola & refreshments. To book a table at £5 ring Daphne Nichols on 761 704 7 for 7.30pm : Cromer Parish Hall Quiz Night ~ Max 6 per team. £2 pp. or £7pp. to include Fish & Chips. Book on 07775 830 907. Raising funds for Cromer Skate Park. Details www.cromerskatepark.co.uk. 7.30: Antingham Village Hall Quiz Night ~ £3 pp. on door includes refreshments. A raffle will also be held. 7.30pm for 8pm : Northrepps Village Hall Decoy Road band ~ 50’s, 60’s & country music. Buffet & raffle, all proceeds to Northrepps School. Advance tickets from Northrepps School £5. Tuesday 13th May or £7 on the door. 9pm: Woodland Holiday Park, Trimingham Live To Love Another Day ~ Featuring Velvet Will THE WHITE HORSE Reynolds performing his latest CD single on sale 24 West Street in aid of E.Anglian Air Ambulance. Also Cliff As If, Claire Reynolds & Dance Attitude. Free Admission. Cromer Thursday 15th May 01263 512 275 Sat 10th & Sun 11th May 1.30-4pm: Pilgrim Shelter, Trimingham 10am - 4pm: Suffield Park Bowls Club, Cromer. Whist ~ £1.50 all welcome. Tel Liz 834 965 The Best Pub in Town Bowls Club Open Days ~ Bowls supplied, just wear flat shoes.Club has good facilities & runs many other 7.30pm. Lighthouse Community Church, Sheringham Stylish En-Suite rooms available. events out of season. Light refreshments available. ‘Weather in the Garden’ Talk by Jim Bacon, the TV Free Wifi. meteorologist, arranged by Sheringham Horticultural Lovely home-cooked meals Society. Members Free, £3 for visitors. Collection in available Tues - Sun Car Boot Sales aid of E. Anglian Childrens Hospice. Info: 825 364. From 8am - Wednesdays Until Sept 3rd Saturday 10th May : 9pm Gold Park, Mundesley Friday 16th May Folk on the Pier - The Bounty Hounds 10- 12 noon: Sports Pavilion, Overstrand Pitches : £6. tel: 722 103 Please NO food stalls. Coffee Morning ~ For Save the Children. Cakes, Sunday 11th & 25th May : 8pm 9am - noon Saturdays ( 24th May - 6th Sept ) Books,Bric a Brac,Tombola,Raffle. Free Admission Grumpy’s World Famous FREE Quiz Bodham Playing Field 2pm:Pilgrim Shelter,Trimingham Saturday 24th May : 9pm Set up 7 30am. tel: 588 228 to book pitch at £5. Gardening afternoon ~ ‘Hanging baskets’ Drop the Clutch £1.50 Tel Liz 834 965 Sorry no dogs. Saturday 31st May : 9pm 1st Sunday of Month - from 10am Until Sept 7th 7pm : Village Hall Pat Nearney & Danny Platton Gresham Village Park Jumble Sale ~ various stalls, refreshments on sale. Set up from 8.30am Pitches £5. Beverages on sale. Raffle. Admission is FREE. Sunday Lunches ~ 12noon - 4pm Info from Hayley on: 07765 633 549 Cromer Pavilion Theatre Voted one of the Best Lunches in Cromer . Booking advisable Charity Garage Sale The Crab & Lobster Festival ~ Opening Concert. Saturdays 9am-3pm (weather permitting) Seaside fun, folk & comedy hosted by Olly Day. Lunchtime Specials Sheringham Shantymen, La Grosse Erreur & Canaan Christian Centre entertainment by Nigel ‘Boy’ Syer. Tuesdays - Fridays ~ 12 - 2.30pm 21 Holt Rd, Sheringham. Supporting women’s refuge rebuilding project in Hungary.Tel: 478 372 Events Continued on Page 18 BT Sport Now Available Crab Tales: e-mail - [email protected] - telephone: 01263 726 831 17 Special Events Thursday 22nd May continued WANTED Your European Parliament Election Candidates Saturday 17th May by Mundesley & District RBL Women’s Section: Quality Jumble & Bric-a-brac. 10-noon :Stepping Stones Pre-School, Aldborough UK Independence Now Open Day ~ Look around our Pre-School while the We will collect, please contact Paul Kevin Wiffen - Essex. Jenny on 01692 400 877. Karl Berresford Davies - London. children enjoy fun activities. Further info: 768 766 Raymond Charles Mitchell Spalding - Lincolshire. or visit www.steppingstonesaldborough.co.uk North Walsham Edmond Max Rosenthal - Surrey. Evington Lawns, Cromer Rupert Smith - London. Sports Centre Dennis James Wiffen - Bedfordshire The Crab & Lobster Festival ~ Seafood, cookery Betty Patricia Wiffen - Essex. demos, street entertainment, seafaring crafts, music, Fun & games for 5-12 yr olds this half-term. British National Party comedy, film, food & craft stalls, seafood competitions Tuesday 27th May & seafood Paella night in the Festival marquee with Richard Andrew Perry - Essex. live music & bar. Cromer Museum: Fishermen’s Trampolining Christopher Eric Livingstone - Essex. step dancing performances’. RNLI Henry Blogg 9.30 -10.30am ~ 5-12yrs. £2.50 Mark James Burmby - Essex. 10.45-11.45am ~ 5-12yrs. £2.50 Paul Stephen Hooks - Essex. Museum: Make your own Crab Puppets. Stephen Leonard Smith - Canvey Island. Info: www.crabandlobsterfestival.co.uk 12 -1pm ~ 5-12yrs. £2.50 Philip David Howell - Essex. 1 - 4pm: Pilgrim Shelter, Trimingham Wednesday 28th May Michael Edward Braun - Hornchurch. Book Sale ~ All books just 20p each (hardbacks pa- Activity Day Christian Peoples Alliance perbacks, educational files) plus homemade cakes 10am-3pm~ 7-12yrs. £9.50 Carl Shaun Clark - Norfolk. 50p a slice & tea/coffee 50p a cup. Tel Liz 834 965 Thursday 29th May Mark Anthony Clamp - Norfolk. Chris Olley - Norfolk. Saturday 17th & Monday 19th May World Cup Football ~ 9.30-11.30am. 7-12yrs. £3 Stephen John Todd - Essex. Sat 11 - 4pm & Mon 10 - 2pm Cromer Parish Hall. Cricket ~ 11.45am-1.15pm. 7-12yrs. £2.50 Jane Elizabeth Clamp - Thetford. Great Book Sale ~ 10,000 books donated by Cromer Holiday Skate ~ 2-4pm. All ages. £2.50 Kirsty Evans - Thetford. couple retiring from on-line book selling business. Friday 30th May Kevin John Austin - Norfolk. Home-made cakes and drinks. In aid of the Cromer Pirates ~ 9.30-11am. 7-12yrs. £2.50 Conservative Party Bells restoration project. Capture the Flag ~ 11.15am-12.45pm. 7-12yrs. £2.50 Vicky Ford - Cambridge. Sunday 18th May Dodgeball ~ 1- 2.30pm. 7-12pm. £2.50 Geoffrey Charles Van Orden - Suffolk. David Campbell Bannerman - London. Sheringham: Seaward end of town Everyone planning to take part in the fun & games is John Christopher Flack - Essex. The Crab & Lobster Festival ~ Seafood, cookery urged to book early as places always fill up quickly. Tom Hunt - Cambridgeshire. demos, street entertainment, seafaring crafts, music, The closing date for receipt of bookings is Margaret Rowena Simons - Luton. comedy, film, food & craft stalls, seafood competitions Friday 23rd May and there’s a 10% discount Jonathan Mark Thomas Collett - Warks. visit: www.crabandlobsterfestival.co.uk for details. for bookings received before 14th May. 11am -4pm: West Runton Bowls Club Full info & booking forms can be downloaded & need Robin Tilbrook - Essex. Open Day ~ Come and try the Game at no cost. to be received, with payment, by Friday 23rd May. Charles Vickers - Hertfordshire. visit: www.northnorfolk.org/sports Stephen Goldspink - Peterborough. Reasonable priced Refreshments served all day. Maria Situmbeko - Peterborough. All Ages Welcome. Dress Casual but smooth Bridget Cowan - Herts. flat soled shoes must be worn. ARE YOU CRAFTY? Don Whitbread - Herts. 2.30-4.30pm: St. Mary Barningham Winter Church, The Friends of Roughton School are Jeremy Moss - Essex. . NR11 7HY. looking for Craft stalls for their Fete Green Party Fundraising Concert ~ ‘Vocality’. Vocal ensemble on Saturday 5th July. Rupert Read - Norwich. of 12 singers : Palestrina, Billy Joel, Mendelssohn If you are interested in hiring a table Mark Ereira - Suffolk. & Madness.Refreshments & cakes. Raffle. Parking (only £5) please contact Jenny Disbrey Jill Mills - St Albans. Proceeds to the Friends of Aldborough Surgery. on: 01263 768 413 or: 07798 766 779 Ash Haynes - Norwich. Marc Scheimann - Luton. Monday 19th May Robert Lindsay - Ipswich. 1.30-4pm: Pilgrim Shelter, Trimingham ... Fiona Jane Radic - Peterborough. Whist ~ £1.50 all welcome. Tel Liz 834 965 ...was visiting a Scottish primary school and the Labour Party 7.30-8.30pm: Pilgrim Shelter, Trimingham class was discussing words and their meanings. Richard Stuart Howitt - Cambridgeshire. Yoga ~ £5 Details Linda: 834 349 Alex Mayer Elba - Cambridgeshire. The teacher asked Mr. Salmond if he would like Sandy Martin - Suffolk. Tuesday 20th May to lead the discussion on the word ‘Tragedy’. Bhavna Joshi - Hertfordshire. 1.45-2.45pm :Pilgrim Shelter, Trimingham So the illustrious SNP leader asked the class Paul Anthony Bishop - Essex. Slimming club ~ £2. Details Dot 834 506 Jane Patricia Basham - Suffolk. for an example of a ‘Tragedy’. Chris Ostrowski - Hertfordshire Wednesday 21st May A little boy stood up and offered: “If ma best 10.30-noon:Pilgrim Shelter, Trimingham Liberal Democrats freen, wha’ lives on a ferm, is playin’ in the Andrew Nicholas Duff - Cambridge. Coffee morning ~ in aid of Christian Aid. Bring & field and a tractor rins ower him and kills Josephine Mary Hayes - Essex. Buy, 20p books, homemade scones & much more him, that wid be a tragedy.” Belinda Brooks-Gordon - Cambridgeshire. Tel Margaret: 833 324 “Incorrect”, said Alex, in his best trying-not- Stephen John Robinson - Chelmsford. Friday 23rd May Michael Andrew Green - Hertfordshire. to-sound-too- patronising-Scottish-accent, Linda Jack - Luton. 2-4pm: Pilgrim Shelter, Trimingham “That would be an accident.” Craft Afternoon ~ All welcome. Tel: 833 382 Hugh Martin James Annand - Brussels. Belgium A little girl then raised her hand: “If a school Saturday 24th May NO2EU bus kerryin’ fifty children drove ow’r a cliff, Brian Denny - Essex. from 8am: New hall field, killing a’body inside, that wid be a tragedy” Eleanor Mary Donne - Basildon. next to Woodlands Trimingham ‘I’m afraid not’, explained Alex, “that’s what Stephen William Glennon - Herts. CARBOOT Sale ~ tel Liz: 834 965 David John Goode - Cambridge. we would refer to as a great loss’’. Leonardo Impett - Cambridge. Saturday 24th - Monday 26th May The room went silent. No other children Teresa Mary MacKay - Suffolk. 10am - 5pm: St Andrew’s Church Felmingham volunteered. Alex searched the room. Emily Thompson-Golding - Essex. Art Exhibition ~ (Sun 10am - 4.30 pm) All paintings UK Independence Party (UKIP) for sale. Refreshments. Also a tombola. All money “Isn’t there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?” Patrick James O’Flynn - London. raised for The King’s Beck Benefice. Stuart Agnew - Norfolk. Saturday 24th - Sunday 26th May Finally, at the back of the room, a wee lad Tim Mark Aker - Essex. raised his hand and, in a quiet voice, said: Michael Heaver - Cambridge. 11am - 5pm : St.Michael & All Angels, Sidestrand Mick McGough - Essex. Exhibition ~ Village archives & memorabilia ~ “If a plane kerryin’ you and your deputy ‘ wiz struck by a ‘freendly fire’ missile & blawn tae Andy Monk - Huntingdon. Sat 12-2pm : Norfolk Jazz playing. Sun & Mon: lace Mark James Hughes - Hertfordshire. smithereens, that wid be a tragedy.” making demonstration. Cream teas, sandwiches & The ballot paper lists the political parties and soft drinks. Parking available. Donations for “Fantastic!” exclaimed Alex, “and can you independent candidates as above. Under each Sidestrand Church & Archive Group tell me why that would be a tragedy?” party name is a list of candidates who wish to Friday 30th May “Weel, says the lad, “it has tae be a tragedy, represent that party. From 12pm: Church Rooms, Mundesley because it certainly widnae be a great loss, Put an X next to the party or independent Soup & Pudding Lunch ~ Light Music & Raffle. & it probably widnae be an accident either!” candidate that you wish to vote for. £4.00.All proceeds to All Saints’ Church Funds. If you make a mistake you can ask the polling Thanks to Russell Sparkes for this. staff to give you another ballot paper. 18 Crab Tales: 30 West Street, Cromer, Norfolk. NR27 9DS 24th May - 8th June Alwyn Crawshaw Andrew King ROI Watercolour, Acrylic, Oil East Anglian landscapes, Norfolk & Norwich Open most subjects including oil & watercolour, painted Studios gives visitors the Norfolk landscapes - freely, often on location. opportunity to see new representational style. Also France & Italy. art, meet artists, and buy original artworks directly 21 Beckmeadow Way. Pond Cottage, from their creators. Mundesley Long Lane, Colby Studios are FREE to visit. Tel: 01263 720 656 Tel: 01263 761 737 The artworks featured Dennis Hales here are just a very small Turned local woods. Use Mary Richardson selection of Artists taking of water dyes, pigments, Figurative animal part in our area. gilded wall pieces. Fruit sculpture. For full details see the displays, table centres, Cold cast bronze, Open Studios brochure, commissions. iron and aluminium. which is available Windermere, St. Johns Rd. Paintings in oil and in many venues across Norfolk, or download Stalham.Tel:01692 581 095 watercolours. a version from: nnopenstudios.org.uk June Crawshaw The Cottage, Hennesseys Loke, Edingthorpe Green Each artist is listed alphabetically within a Watercolour - Oil - Tel: 01692 402 738 geographical district of the county. Acrylics - Mixed Media. General subjects. Nick White Representational A mixed exhibition of Barrington Farm free style. photography of jazz Over 40 artists with 21 Beckmeadow Way and other musicians learning difficulties. 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